bracing and casting

[Guest guest]

I wore my Milwaukee brace 23 hours/day from age nine to thirteen

except for the 2 1/2 months in a body cast after my first short fusion

at age ten. I was told I would have nine months of casting, but since

my first fusion was so short, the time in the cast was much shorter.

After my second surgery, I was put back in a modified Milwaukee, which

had a T bar across my chest and fit under my arms rather than around

my neck. I wore it for about six months, I think, and then wore a

corset for some time.

I still have both my brace and my cast. I don't know what I'll do with

them, but I'll know when I know. I feel like they were both very much

a part of me and literally shaped me into who I am today...not ready

to let go yet, I guess.

kam